Vendor Resource Analyst - Forecasting, Budgeting

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

At CVS Health, we are a health care innovation company focused on helping people on their path to better health and are looking for innovative team players who are motivated to continuously improve and support our organization.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Vendor Resource Analyst - Forecasting, Budgeting to manage our contingent worker program in Analytics & Behavior Change. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless execution of program operations, financial accuracy, and fostering strong vendor relationships.

As Vendor Resource Analyst, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of our contingent worker program. You will assist managers through the process of sourcing and contracting and partner with vendors for invoice reconciliation and to ensure timesheet compliance. You will develop and maintain budgets and forecasts for the contingent worker program, collaborating with finance and business partners to translate opportunities and risks into actionable plans. Your ability to create accountability and alignment across teams, departments, and vendors will be crucial in achieving project and program goals. Leveraging tools to create, design, and automate internal reporting solutions, you will streamline and automate existing manual processes and reporting.

Responsibilities of the Vendor Resource Analyst will be:

• Managing the contingent worker program operations and support for Analytics & Behavior Change department.
• Reconciling invoices and enforce timesheet compliance with vendor partners on a monthly basis ensuring timely and accurate billing.
• Developing and maintaining budgets and forecasts for the contingent worker program. Reviewing with business partners and translating opportunities and risks into actions.
• Creating accountability and alignment across teams, departments, and vendors to achieve project and program goals.
• Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with vendor partners to foster collaboration and achieve mutual goals.
• Maintaining project timelines and status reports, communicating key milestones and risks to stakeholders.
• Leveraging tools to create, design and automate internal reporting solution.
• Streamlining and automating existing manual processes and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years Project Management experience, taking initiative and ownership of tasks and projects
• 2+ years Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
• 2+ years' experience with Resource Planning, Project Implementation, Training Facilitation, Process Improvement and Vendor Management
• 2+ years' experience managing budgets

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful track record of cross-functional project implementation
• Proficiency in Smartsheet and Quickbase
• Experience using Clarity PPM
• Interest in learning new products and tools to implement improved reporting and process automation
• Clear and effective communication skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$46,988.00 - $122,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

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